CVE-2011-5117: sophos disk_encryption Race Condition
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-5117 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Race Condition vulnerability in sophos disk_encryption. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 24-08-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Device Encryption 5.x through 5.50.8.13, Sophos SafeGuard Easy Device Encryption Client 5.50.x, and Sophos Disk Encryption 5.50.x have a delay before removal of (1) out-of-date credentials and (2) invalid credentials, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat the full-disk encryption feature by leveraging knowledge of these credentials.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Sophos3 products
- disk_encryption5.50.0 | 5.50.1 | 5.50.8
- safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client5.50.0 | 5.50.1 | 5.50.8
- safeguard_enterprise_device_encryption5.6 | 5.35.0 | 5.35.1 | 5.35.2 | 5.35.3 | 5.40.0 | 5.50.0 | 5.50.1 | 5.50.8
1 vendor · 3 products